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1 online resource (257 pages) : illustrations |
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polychrome |
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text file |
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Includes bibliographical references and index. |
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""YOUTH GANGS: CAUSES,VIOLENCE AND INTERVENTIONS""; ""YOUTH GANGS: CAUSES, VIOLENCE AND INTERVENTIONS ""; ""CONTENTS""; ""PREFACE""; ""YOUTH GANGS: BACKGROUND,LEGISLATION, AND ISSUES*""; ""ABSTRACT""; ""INTRODUCTION""; ""BACKGROUND""; ""Definition of a Youth Gang""; ""PREVALENCE OF THE PROBLEM""; ""National Youth Gang Survey""; ""CRIME STATISTICS""; ""Juvenile Gang Homicide""; ""National Crime Victimization Survey""; ""National Gang Threat Assessment""; ""CHARACTERISTICS OF GANGS AND GANG MEMBERS""; ""Youth Gang Demographics""; ""Rural Gangs[34]""; ""Gang Presence in Schools"" |
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""LATINO GANGS: MS-13, A CASE STUDY""""GANGS AND THE “TRANSNATIONAL THREAT�""; ""FEDERAL ANTI-GANG PROGRAMS AND INITIATIVES""; ""Selected Congressional Action""; ""Selected Proposals and Initiatives""; ""SELECTED STATE AND LOCALPROGRAMS AND STRATEGIES""; ""California�s Street Terrorism Enforcement and Prevention Act""; ""Gang Civil Injunctions""; ""LEGISLATIVE PROPOSALS IN THE 110TH CONGRESS""; ""Criminal Street Gang and Associated Crimes and Penalties""; ""Amendments to the Racketeer Influencedand Corrupt Organizations Statute""; ""Transfer of Juveniles for Adult Prosecution"" |
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""Gang Task Forces and Prosecutorial Assistance""""Gang Prevention Grants""; ""Selected Issues Raised by Legislative Proposals""; ""SELECTED OPTIONS FOR CONGRESS""; ""Prevention Programs""; ""Gang Data Improvements""; ""Comprehensive Approaches""; ""Suppression Strategies""; ""CONCLUSION""; ""REFERENCES""; ""MAKING COMMUNITIES SAFER:YOUTH VIOLENCE AND GANG INTERVENTIONS THAT WORK""; ""THURSDAY, FEBRUARY 15, 2007HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SUBCOMMITTEE ON CRIME,TERRORISM, AND HOMELAND SECURITY COMMITTEE PUBLISHED BY NOVA SCIENCE PUBLISHERS, INC. NEW YORKON THE JUDICIARY,WASHINGTON, DC."" |
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""TESTIMONY OF DELBERT ELLIOTT, DIRECTOR, CENTER FOR THESTUDY AND PREVENTION OF VIOLENCE, UNIVERSITY OF COLORADO""""PREPARED STATEMENT OF DELBERT S. ELLIOTT""; ""Background""; ""Specific Recommendations""; ""Conclusion""; ""TESTIMONY OF JEFFREY A. BUTTS, SENIOR RESEARCHER,CHAPIN HALL CENTER FOR CHILDREN, UNIVERSITY OF CHICAGO""; ""PREPARED STATEMENT OF JEFFREY A. BUTTS""; ""TESTIMONY OF LAWRENCE SHERMAN, DIRECTOR,JERRY LEE CENTER OF CRIMINOLOGY,UNIVERSITY OF PENNSYLVANIA""; ""PREPARED STATEMENT OF LAWRENCE W. SHERMAN"" |
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""Testimony of david m. kennedy, director, centerfor crime prevention and control, john jay collegeof criminal justice, new york, ny""""prepared statement of david m. kennedy""; ""testimony of james corwin,chief of police, kansas city,mo""; ""prepared statement of james corwin""; ""testimony of mai fernandez,legal and strategy director,latin american youth center,washington, dc""; ""prepared statement of mai fernandez""; ""testimony of paul logli, chairman of the board, nationaldistrict attorneys association,winnebago county, il""; ""prepared statement of paul logli""; ""local gang problems"" |
| Local Note |
eBooks on EBSCOhost EBSCO eBook Subscription Academic Collection - North America |
| Subject |
Gangs -- United States.
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Gangs. |
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United States. |
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Gang prevention -- United States.
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Gang prevention. |
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Electronic books.
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Electronic books.
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| Added Author |
Cooper, John G.
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| Other Form: |
Print version: Youth gangs. New York : Nova Science Publishers, ©2009 1606925474 (DLC) 2009499292 (OCoLC)276645646 |
| ISBN |
9781613241349 (electronic book) |
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1613241348 (electronic book) |
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1606925474 |
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9781606925478 |
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